Ebook: Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems

As a new strategy to realize the goal of flexible, robust, fault-tolerant robotic systems, the distributed autonomous approach has quickly established itself as one of the fastest growing fields in robotics. This book is one of the first to devote itself solely to this exciting area of research, covering such topics as self-organization, communication and coordination, multi-robot manipulation and control, distributed system design, distributed sensing, intelligent manufacturing systems, and group behavior. The fundamental technologies and system architectures of distributed autonomous robotic systems are expounded in detail, along with the latest research findings. This book should prove indispensable not only to those involved with robotic engineering but also to those in the fields of artificial intelligence, self-organizing systems, and coordinated control.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Trends of Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems....Pages 3-8
Manufacturing in the Future -Some Topics of IMS-....Pages 9-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Hierarchical Control Architecture with Learning and Adaptation Ability for Cellular Robotic System....Pages 17-28
Optimization of the Distributed Systems by Autonomous Cooperation —Distributed Maximum Principle—....Pages 29-40
Fault-Tolerance and Error Recovery in an Autonomous Robot with Distributed Controlled Components....Pages 41-49
A Human Interface for Interacting with and Monitoring the Multi-Agent Robotic System....Pages 50-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Real Time Robot Tracking System with Two Independent Lasers....Pages 65-77
Fusing Image Information on the Basis of the Analytic Hierarchy Process....Pages 78-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Rule Generation and Generalization by Inductive Decision Tree and Reinforcement Learning....Pages 91-98
Fusion Strategy for Time Series Prediction and Knowledge based Reasoning for Intelligent Communication....Pages 99-110
On a Deadlock-free Characteristic of the On-line and Decentralized Path-planning for Multiple Automata....Pages 111-122
Distributed Strategy-making Method in Multiple Mobile Robot System....Pages 123-133
Fully Distributed Traffic Regulation and Control for Multiple Autonomous Mobile Robots Operating in Discrete Space....Pages 134-161
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
A Medium Access Protocol (CSMA/CD-W) Supporting Wireless Inter-Robot Communication in Distributed Robotic Systems....Pages 165-175
The Design of Communication Network for Dynamically Reconfigurable Robotic System....Pages 176-184
A Multi Agent Distributed Host to Host to Robot Real-Time Communication Environment....Pages 185-189
Coordinating Multiple Mobile Robots Through Local Inter-Robot Communication....Pages 190-198
Negotiation Method for Collaborating Team Organization among Multiple Robots....Pages 199-210
Resource Sharing in Distributed Robotic Systems Based on A Wireless Medium Access Protocol (CSMA/CD-W)....Pages 211-223
An Experimental Realization of Cooperative Behavior of Multi-Robot System....Pages 224-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Self Organization of a Mechanical System....Pages 237-242
Evolutional Self-organization of Distributed Autonomous Systems....Pages 243-254
Intention Model and Coordination for Collective Behavior in Group Robotic System....Pages 255-266
High-order Strictly Local Swarms....Pages 267-278
Self-Organization of an Uniformly Distributed Visuo-Motor Map through Controlling the Spatial Variation....Pages 279-288
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Behavior Control of Insects by Artificial Electrical Stimulation....Pages 291-302
Find Path Problem of Autonomous Robots by Vibrating Potential Method....Pages 303-309
Mutual-Entrainment-Based Communication Field in Distributed Autonomous Robotic System — Autonomous coordinative control in unpredictable environment —....Pages 310-321
Cooperative Behavior of Parent-Children Type Mobile Robots....Pages 322-333
Driving and Confinement of A Group in A Small Space....Pages 334-344
Front Matter....Pages 345-345
Cooperative System between a Position-controlled Robot and a Crane with Three Wires....Pages 347-358
Manipulability Indices in Multi-wire Driven Mechanisms....Pages 359-370
Cooperating Multiple Behavior-Based Robots for Object Manipulation....Pages 371-382
Dynamically Reconfigurable Robotic System — Assembly of New Type Cells as a Dual-Peg-in-hole Problem —....Pages 383-394

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Trends of Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems....Pages 3-8
Manufacturing in the Future -Some Topics of IMS-....Pages 9-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Hierarchical Control Architecture with Learning and Adaptation Ability for Cellular Robotic System....Pages 17-28
Optimization of the Distributed Systems by Autonomous Cooperation —Distributed Maximum Principle—....Pages 29-40
Fault-Tolerance and Error Recovery in an Autonomous Robot with Distributed Controlled Components....Pages 41-49
A Human Interface for Interacting with and Monitoring the Multi-Agent Robotic System....Pages 50-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Real Time Robot Tracking System with Two Independent Lasers....Pages 65-77
Fusing Image Information on the Basis of the Analytic Hierarchy Process....Pages 78-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Rule Generation and Generalization by Inductive Decision Tree and Reinforcement Learning....Pages 91-98
Fusion Strategy for Time Series Prediction and Knowledge based Reasoning for Intelligent Communication....Pages 99-110
On a Deadlock-free Characteristic of the On-line and Decentralized Path-planning for Multiple Automata....Pages 111-122
Distributed Strategy-making Method in Multiple Mobile Robot System....Pages 123-133
Fully Distributed Traffic Regulation and Control for Multiple Autonomous Mobile Robots Operating in Discrete Space....Pages 134-161
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
A Medium Access Protocol (CSMA/CD-W) Supporting Wireless Inter-Robot Communication in Distributed Robotic Systems....Pages 165-175
The Design of Communication Network for Dynamically Reconfigurable Robotic System....Pages 176-184
A Multi Agent Distributed Host to Host to Robot Real-Time Communication Environment....Pages 185-189
Coordinating Multiple Mobile Robots Through Local Inter-Robot Communication....Pages 190-198
Negotiation Method for Collaborating Team Organization among Multiple Robots....Pages 199-210
Resource Sharing in Distributed Robotic Systems Based on A Wireless Medium Access Protocol (CSMA/CD-W)....Pages 211-223
An Experimental Realization of Cooperative Behavior of Multi-Robot System....Pages 224-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Self Organization of a Mechanical System....Pages 237-242
Evolutional Self-organization of Distributed Autonomous Systems....Pages 243-254
Intention Model and Coordination for Collective Behavior in Group Robotic System....Pages 255-266
High-order Strictly Local Swarms....Pages 267-278
Self-Organization of an Uniformly Distributed Visuo-Motor Map through Controlling the Spatial Variation....Pages 279-288
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Behavior Control of Insects by Artificial Electrical Stimulation....Pages 291-302
Find Path Problem of Autonomous Robots by Vibrating Potential Method....Pages 303-309
Mutual-Entrainment-Based Communication Field in Distributed Autonomous Robotic System — Autonomous coordinative control in unpredictable environment —....Pages 310-321
Cooperative Behavior of Parent-Children Type Mobile Robots....Pages 322-333
Driving and Confinement of A Group in A Small Space....Pages 334-344
Front Matter....Pages 345-345
Cooperative System between a Position-controlled Robot and a Crane with Three Wires....Pages 347-358
Manipulability Indices in Multi-wire Driven Mechanisms....Pages 359-370
Cooperating Multiple Behavior-Based Robots for Object Manipulation....Pages 371-382
Dynamically Reconfigurable Robotic System — Assembly of New Type Cells as a Dual-Peg-in-hole Problem —....Pages 383-394
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